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and warm and all my other (5 differnt) Acers are fine. Any ideas what is wrong or what I can/should do, please? Have you checked in its root ball for signs of vine weevil?  Curly maggoty things that eat the roots and gradually kill the plant. If you have

pot is looking a bit worse for wear. I blame the hard winter, the lack of sun, and possibly vine weevils. I also might have neglected it a little too much (I can't remember when I last watered it). Last year the pot was crammed with rosemary, chives

On Sunday I threw a vine weevil into a harvestman web. Thinking it would escape (following your blog from eons ago), I watched as the spider pounced and wrapped its prey in a thick silken cocoon. There was a slight struggle, then the weevil appeared

of them have gone droopy.  Please help. Take it out of the pot-check for vine-weevil grubs and no root ball-I fear the worse Hopefully not too warm as well I should think.  Get it outside, where it belongs.  Yes, I would also check whether it has a decent

or snails. Hope it helps. If not try a general purpose insectiside. Vine weevil will leave small holes in the leaves. If its that you'd need to use Provado. Good luck. thanks Sue, had no more holes appear as yet but the ground is so dry probaly wont see any

haven't noticed any insects that look like these. Please help! I would really appreciate any advice. Thankyou. ellie   Well I can say it's not spiders and it's usually the grubs of vine weevils that do most damage, and that is to the roots, not leaves

Good Luck Allotment-Web.org vineweevels are  a problem too for the plant having to pick them all the time.   Well, that is a surprise.  I have never seen a vine weevil adult on our Rapsberry canes in 18 years here and the garden is full of the little

to be weak growers and temperamental on my light soil. I try watering well, adding good compost etc but they do seem to sulk. I can grow the red foliage sorts very well but use other nematodes or vine weevil killer in early spring Lorelei No in the garden

at an alarming rate.  I cannot see larvae or insects.  Can anyone tell me what this is and how to deal with it, please,                                                                                       Jill It could be slugs,snails ,adult vine weevils -if you

that cause the damage-I think we need a bit more info-are they just on the roots? Is it the insects eating the roots or is it their grubs? A common cause of root destruction is vine weevils. which look like little black beetles. Their curved, whiteish grubs